Embroidered Scrappy Tumbler in progress
 

I have an old hand-sewn tumbler quilt I bought years and years and years ago that is falling to bits. It's made of old shirts and scraps of used clothing -- obviously a (very precious) utility quilt. To honour the anonymous quilter who made it, I decided to replace it with my own scrappy tumbler quilt using fabrics I've had for a while that mean something to me. I was listening to "Autumn Leaves" at the time, so the theme was an easy choice: fall colours.

I wasn't as pleased as I thought I'd be, so I decided to add some embroidery (not my forte!). I'm putting a leaf on each piece.

The quilt is about 1/3 embroidered, so far. The embroidery and piecing are by hand, and quilting will also be by hand.[ATTACH=CONFIG]480120[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]480121[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]480122[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]480123[/ATTACH]

Thanks for taking a look.

I love your tumbler quilt! Love the fall colors - my favorite colors! Your embroidery on it is very nice, too.

I LOVE that! I have been collecting leaf colors and have considered a tumbler quilt for them. Your embroidery is a really nice touch!

That is awesome!

Your tumbler is amazing. Autumn/Fall are my favorite color choices too. Your embroidery makes this quilt even more special.

awesome, exceptional quilt

Nice quilt, and I really like the embroidery you added. It really makes it special.

I was thinking about doing something like your embroidery on a quilt. Now that I see how great your outcome is, I think maybe I have the courage to try it.

how neat!!! looks ni ce!!!

That is so very nice.

The embroidery really makes the quilt special.

It's fabulous!

Fall colors are my favorite and you've done a remarkable job combining them into a beautiful quilt. I liked it just the way it was but the embroidery is terrific.

great job!

very nice quilt....:)

The embroidery makes this quilt truly yours. Nice one.

Great looking quilt!

Absolutely stunning quilt!

Very nice, great fall colors!

Beautiful quilt. I love it. All the hand work makes it extraordinary!

This is a very nice looking quilt. Different and yet a really old pattern. I like it a lot.